Unexpected thymoma in a challenging case of hyperparathyroidism

We report the case of a woman with primary hyperparathyroidism suspected of mediastinal ectopic parathyroid adenoma revealed to be a thymoma. Our aim was to focus on some possible criticisms in distinguishing between ectopic parathyroid and thymus.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Raveglia, Federico, De Pasquale, Loredana, Cioffi, Ugo, Ghilardi, Giorgio, De Simone, Matilde, Falleni, Monica, Baisi, Alessandro
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2020
Materias:
Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7455415/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32884767
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.2842
Descripción
Sumario:We report the case of a woman with primary hyperparathyroidism suspected of mediastinal ectopic parathyroid adenoma revealed to be a thymoma. Our aim was to focus on some possible criticisms in distinguishing between ectopic parathyroid and thymus.

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